Ford Focuses on Global Domination

Ford claims that its Focus hatchback, sedan and wagon is on track to overtake the Toyota Corolla and become the best selling car in the world.

The Blue Oval sold 489,616 Focus models worldwide in the first six months of this year putting it nearly 27,000 ahead of the Corolla.

Ford made the claim in a statement at its Rayong assembly plant in Thailand which opened last May and is one of Ford's most advanced facilities capable of building 150,000 cars a year destined for sale in Thailand, Vietnam and Australia as well as other countries in the region.

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Although sold in more than 100 countries, Focus sales are outstripped by the Corolla in the U.A. where it was 27,000 units ahead in the first half of this year.

The Japanese car could eventually outsell the Focus in 2012 as well since this time last year it was lagging behind the Focus but, eventually, went on to outsell it by 259,000 in 2011.